Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators

Thursday, March 1, 2001, 7:00 PM ET Gaylord Entertainment Center, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Nashville Predators 5–2 on Thursday, March 1, 2001 on the road.

Final score, Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators
Team	Goals	2000-2001 record
Columbus Blue Jackets	5	28-39-9-6
at Nashville Predators	2	34-36-9-3

Goals by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	2	2	1	5
Nashville Predators	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period, Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Columbus Blue Jackets	12	11	10	33
Nashville Predators	6	9	14	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:52	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson (28)	Deron Quint (10), Espen Knutsen (30)	Even strength	CBJ 1, NSH 0
1st	13:38	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steve Heinze (21)	Chris Nielsen (4), Serge Aubin (14)	Even strength	CBJ 2, NSH 0
2nd	09:37	Columbus Blue Jackets	Geoff Sanderson (29)	Espen Knutsen (31)	Even strength	CBJ 3, NSH 0
2nd	14:13	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steve Heinze (22)	Serge Aubin (15)	Even strength	CBJ 4, NSH 0
2nd	19:34	Nashville Predators	Kimmo Timonen (12)	Randy Robitaille (11), Scott Walker (23)	Power play	CBJ 4, NSH 1
3rd	19:12	Columbus Blue Jackets	Petteri Nummelin (3)	Geoff Sanderson (25), Frantisek Kucera (5)	Even strength, Empty net	CBJ 5, NSH 1
3rd	19:48	Nashville Predators	Randy Robitaille (6)	Vitali Yachmenev (16), Cliff Ronning (35)	Power play	CBJ 5, NSH 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 G. Sanderson	L	2	1	3	+3	0	4	0	0		16:58
Number 9 D. Vyborny	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1		13:25
Number 10 S. Aubin	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	2	60%	13:58
Number 11 K. Dineen	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		09:06
Number 18 R. Kron	C	0	0	0	+2	2	2	5	0	57.1%	20:30
Number 21 E. Knutsen	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0		09:47
Number 22 C. Nielsen	R	0	1	1	+3	2	2	1	0		10:55
Number 28 T. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	54.5%	18:18
Number 29 A. Selivanov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:06
Number 42 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	59.1%	16:52
Number 57 S. Heinze	R	2	0	2	+2	4	4	0	0		14:14
Number 3 F. Kucera	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		18:12
Number 4 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0		20:46
Number 5 J. Pushor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	3		20:55
Number 7 D. Quint	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	3		21:50
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		12:40
Number 34 J. Grand-Pierre	D	0	0	0	+3	9	1	2	1		13:20
Number 37 M. Timander	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		20:43

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 R. Tugnutt	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 C. Ronning	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0		18:37
Number 10 P. Kjellberg	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:24
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	0	33.3%	13:37
Number 12 R. Valicevic	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	12:07
Number 17 S. Hartnell	L	0	0	0	-1	5	2	1	1	0		10:07
Number 21 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	0	77.8%	11:42
Number 22 G. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	16:03
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	1	1	-2	2	2	0	0	0		20:36
Number 25 D. Arkhipov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	06:50
Number 27 R. Robitaille	C	1	1	2	-2	0	3	0	0	1	60%	20:47
Number 39 M. Cisar	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		14:05
Number 43 V. Yachmenev	R	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	1	0		18:22
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		16:49
Number 4 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	0		17:45
Number 15 D. Berehowsky	D	0	0	0	-2	6	0	0	0	0		15:40
Number 23 B. Houlder	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		18:46
Number 32 C. Hulse	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	0	0		18:07
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1		27:01

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 M. Dunham	23	19	4	.826	40:00	Loss
Number 29 T. Vokoun	9	9	0	1.000	18:35

Penalties, Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steve Heinze	Interference	2
1st	17:51	Columbus Blue Jackets	Chris Nielsen	Tripping	2
2nd	04:49	Nashville Predators	Drake Berehowsky	Hooking	2
2nd	07:09	Columbus Blue Jackets	David Vyborny	Slashing	2
2nd	18:14	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Tripping	2
2nd	19:54	Columbus Blue Jackets	Steve Heinze	Roughing	2
2nd	19:54	Nashville Predators	Drake Berehowsky	Roughing	2
2nd	19:54	Nashville Predators	Drake Berehowsky	Roughing	2
3rd	11:23	Columbus Blue Jackets	Robert Kron	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	12:40	Columbus Blue Jackets	Lyle Odelein	Roughing	2
3rd	12:40	Nashville Predators	Scott Walker	Roughing	2
3rd	15:28	Nashville Predators	Cale Hulse	High sticking	2
3rd	16:32	Columbus Blue Jackets	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	19:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	High sticking	2
3rd	19:33	Columbus Blue Jackets	Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	19:33	Nashville Predators	Scott Hartnell	Fighting (major)	5

Columbus Blue Jackets head coach: Dave King
Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Referees: Tom Kowal, Lance Roberts
Linesmen: Gerard Gauthier, Brian Mach
Columbus Blue Jackets scratches: Steve Maltais, Kevin Dahl, Ted Drury, Jamie Heward, Bruce Gardiner, Michael Gaul, Jan Caloun, Jean-Francois Labbe, Radim Bicanek, Sean Selmser, Mike Maneluk, William Bowler, Matt Davidson, Martin Spanhel, Jody Shelley, Mathieu Darche, Rostislav Klesla
Nashville Predators scratches: Jeremy Stevenson, Brantt Myhres, Rory Fitzpatrick, Ville Peltonen, Sebastien Bordeleau, Mike Watt, Sean Haggerty, Marc Moro, Chris Mason, Alexandre Boikov, Pavel Skrbek, Andy Berenzweig, Richard Lintner, Jan Lasak, Greg Classen

Every Columbus Blue Jackets and Nashville Predators game in the 2000-2001 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Nov 16, 2000
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 8, 2001
Nashville Predators 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Feb 10, 2001
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 1, 2001
Nashville Predators 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets, Mon, Mar 19, 2001

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 1, 2001
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 1, 2001
San Jose Sharks 4 at Ottawa Senators 8	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 1, 2001
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Washington Capitals 2	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 1, 2001
Minnesota Wild 1 at Calgary Flames 1	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 1, 2001
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 1, 2001
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 1, 2001
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Mar 1, 2001